Developing for Mobile Applications in Education

A one day introductory event examining how to develop applications for popular mobile devices and preparing mobile device friendly web content.

Please see the installations page for requirements for each session.

0900 - 0930	Registration and Coffee
0930 - 0945	Introductions to event (Health and Safety etc)
0945 - 1115	Developing for Symbian Devices by Phil Raymonds An introductory look at Symbian Apps for the developer new to mobile application creation. This is aimed at those with existing JavaScript and CSS skills but who are newcomers to phone app development. Overview of Symbian Apps -languages and paradigms used Hello world using javascript, css and eclipse Testing in simulator Uploading to an actual phone (Nokia 5800)
1115 - 1130	Coffee
1130 - 1300	Developing for IPhone and other devices by Sam Easterby-Smith (Spotlightkid) An introductory look at Objective C for the developer new to mobile application creation. This is aimed at those with existing OO programming skills but who are newcomers to Obj C and Cocoa. As it is a short slot, the following will be covered: • Obj-C Syntax • Hello world • Hooking up UI components - buttons, text boxes etc with Interface Builder • Memory management rules
1300 - 1345	Buffet Lunch
1345 - 1515	Developing for Android Devices by Phil Raymonds Overall Android Architecture Software installations for development SDK emulator and installation to actual Android phone Walk-through's of actual code examples
1515 - 1530	Coffee Break
1530 - 1630	Mobile Device Friendly Content for the Web by Patrick H Laucke from Opera Software
1630 - 1645	Panel Discussion

Unfortunately, the first inaugural Reading BarCamp has been postponed.